MOORESTOWN, N.J. (KYW Newsradio) — Islamic Social Services of South Jersey is helping the food insecure during the pandemic. And a Burlington County woman involved with the group has made this a family affair.
"We have rice, beans of different varieties, flour," detailed Moorestown's Saima Bhutta. She and a group of 20 others from Islamic Social Services of South Jersey deliver these items to the food insecure in Burlington, Camden and Atlantic Counties. They're people in need, she said, who've reached out to local mosques for help.
"Many of them are Muslims, many of them are just immigrants," said Bhutta. "They are people who just started off. Many of them are from Africa."
They've helped close to 300 people with food and other personal care items which Bhutta said are donated from local stores. The food is delivered to the elderly and others can pick up packages at area mosques. This need continues to grow, she added.
"Less money is coming home. They're not getting enough for survival," she said.
As for Bhutta, she derives happiness from helping others. "Nothing else provides me as much," she said.
And now it's become a monthly activity with her family.
"It's actually pretty fun working with my Mom," said her son Faarzan. "Helping people, getting people food and rations during these troubling times."
Bhutta is also a member of the Muslim Federation of South Jersey. You can contact them if you'd like to help.
